LIVIGNO, Italy (AP) — Japan's mastery in snowboarding might very well go beyond the halfpipe. Hiroto Ogiwara finished at the top of the scoreboard in qualifying for big air Thursday night —- making the 20-year-old a legit gold-medal contender at the 2026 Winter Olympics for the country that boasts the reigning halfpipe champion,

At just 25 years old, Chloe Kim has already firmly established herself as one of the greatest athletes in women’s snowboarding history. Among the many accomplishments of her decorated career are her two gold medals at the Winter Olympics.

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At the Milan Winter Olympics, Gen Z's fashion stage will be the slopes and shared over social media. Niche brands include AlphaTauri, Kappa, Le Coq Sportif and Oakley.

A rash of injuries in the leadup to the Winter Olympics have brought into sharp focus the risk that snowboarders and freeskiers take by flipping and twisting above rock-hard slabs of snow for a living.

Follow NBC News live updates for the latest on the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, where hockey and snowboarding events will open ahead of the opening ceremony.

If he advances, Gerard would be competing for a medal in the final round this weekend.

LIVIGNO, Italy (AP) — Canada's three-time Olympic bronze-medal snowboarder Mark McMorris crashed Wednesday night during big air training for the Milan Cortina Games and had to be taken off the course on a stretcher.